Despite a mountain of hype and support behind it, Nokia’s Lumia 900 was no blockbuster. Recent data and comments suggest the phone performed well, but not great. After a strong start, sales petered. While AT&T was initially enthusiastic about the Lumia 900, it isn’t saying much about the phone now. More importantly, the Lumia 900 …

Verizon Wireless is closing the door on its unlimited plans later this month, but fortunately, some loopholes remain. Unfortunately, the options aren’t that attractive. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My Carrier to Do It? Best Internet Providers in Chicago Verizon 5G Home Internet Review: Fast Enough for Phones, but How About Your Home? …

Verizon Wireless’ newly unveiled “Share Everything” plan may be a revolution in the industry, but it’s going to leave a lot of individual customers unhappy with the change. “Share Everything” allows customers for the first time to share a common bucket of data, similar to what they do with voice minutes and text messages under a family plan. The benefit …

Pretty soon, you’ll be able to share data between the Droid Razr Maxx and other Verizon devices. CNET Verizon Wireless finally unveiled its “Share Everything” family plan for data, phone calls, and text messages, potentially shaking up how consumers pay for wireless services. The plans allow for unlimited phone calls and text messages, and a bucket of data that can …

Facebook’s App Center. Are there too many app stores out there? Surprisingly, maybe not. Facebook is the latest entrant into the increasingly crowded world of app stores with its App Center, which got its formal debut Thursday. My initial reaction: another app store? Really? Our lives are already inundated with several app stores. Of course, there’s Apple’s App Store and …

Virgin Mobile will be the next prepaid service to get the iPhone, Sprint Nextel confirmed today. Virgin Mobile follows Leap Wireless, which last week said it was getting the iPhone for its Cricket prepaid service. Like Cricket, the Virgin Mobile version of the iPhone won’t be cheap; the 16-gigabyte iPhone 4S will cost $649, while the 8GB iPhone 4 will …

Intel has opened the door to potentially supporting Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system on its chips, according to a report by Computer World today. Intel is taking a wait-and-see approach to the Windows Phone platform, which has won some critical praise but limited commercial success. Instead, the company is largely betting on the continued success of Google’s Android platform, which …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S III is a looker 3:54 Samsung Electronics’ latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, will arrive at Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA on June 21. At Sprint, the highly anticipated smartphone will cost $199.99 for the 16GB version, and $249.99 for the 32GB version. AT&T will sell also sell a 16GB version for …

There are a lot of apps out there with a bit too much fat on them. These apps continuously ping the network, require multiple redundant downloads, fail to close a connection when shut down, or needlessly drain the phone’s battery. Either way, that’s bad for consumers and the carrier networks strained by these apps. Most developers don’t know about these …

Verizon has agreed to buy Hughes Telematics for $612 million, bolstering its efforts to hook cars up with wireless service. The New York telecommunications company said today that the all-cash deal would expand its ability to serve the fleet and automotive telematic industries. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter, and Verizon said it plans to retain …